Brain Lesions among Orally Fed and Gastrostomy-Fed Dysphagic Preterm Infants: Can Routine Qualitative or Volumetric Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Predict Feeding Outcomes?

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Nasser H. Kashou¹ 

关键词: infant;    volumetric;    cerebellum;    dysphagia;    segmentation;    feeding;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2017.00073

学科分类：儿科学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

IntroductionThe usefulness of qualitative or quantitative volumetric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in early detection of brain structural changes and prediction of adverse outcomes in neonatal illnesses warrants further investigation. Our aim was to correlate certain brain injuries and the brain volume of feeding-related cortical and subcortical regions with feeding method at discharge among preterm dysphagic infants.

【 授权许可】

CC BY